Thorns and Silk

Paulina Tervo

Thorns and Silk tells the fascinating stories of four Palestinian women whose job is traditionally done by men.

We follow a woman who films women-only weddings in Hebron. We listen to the accounts of a female taxi driver in the Israeli part of Jerusalem. We see a young, dreamy police agent in training and get to know a mother from Nablus who works as a mechanic. All four women have the courage to break out of traditional role patterns, but that is not always as easy as it may seem.

Credits

Director
Paulina Tervo
Producer
Paulina Tervo
Year
2009
Country of production
United Kingdom
Type
Documentary, Short
Duration
13 minutes
Spoken language
Arabic
Subtitles
EN
World Sales
Write This Down Productions